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2004 Alexander McQueen Deliverance Runway Patchwork Skirt & Jacket Suit

Name: 2004 Alexander McQueen Deliverance Runway Patchwork Skirt & Jacket Suit
Brand: Alexander McQueen
Rating: 5 (150 reviews)

Price:$4,500

About the Item

This outstanding Alexander McQueen 2004 two piece patchwork skirt and jacket suit is a perfect example of Lee McQueen's attention to detail and tailoring finesse. This rare ensemble is from McQueen's Spring Summer "Deliverance" runway show, which was based on dance marathon scenes from the 1969 Sydney Pollack film "They Shoot Horses Don't They." The movie takes place in the 1930's during the Great Depression, and features contestants who sign up for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. The competition drags on for weeks and people eventually either drop out or expire. Mcqueen brilliantly re-interpreted these historic scenes with his modern fashion brilliantly, as only he could. The suit is impeccably made with hand stitched patchwork pieces that include men's shirting and a mix of polished and matte cottons. This was done just as it would have been in the 1930's during the depression, when people used a variety of materials on hand to make do. It's very rare to find both pieces together, so we were thrilled to find this complete outfit. We love the outstanding details including the intentional loose threads, small front slash pockets, unfinished button holes with buttons, and the raw hems on both pieces. The mermaid flared style hem skirt closes with side zipper and has a built in slip. The fitted jacket is fully lined and has elbow patches. The patches include checks, and stripes in shades of cream, taupe burgundy and Grey and the background fabric is a tonal cream. Made in Italy of 100% cotton and labeled a size 40. This is one that we keep finding more and more details the more we look at it. If you are a fan of vintage Alexander Mcqueen, this would be a fabulous edition to your collection. We estimate this to fit a modern day US size XS/S. Please refer to the measurements as a guide. Skirt- LENGTH: 29" WAIST: (low waist) 30" HIPS: 36" Jacket- SHOULDERS: 16" WAIST: 26" BUST: 34" SLEEVES: 22" LENGTH: 23"

Designer:
Alexander McQueen
Brand:
Alexander McQueen
Dimensions:
Marked Size: See Description (NA)
Place of Origin:
Europe
Period:
2000-2009
Condition:
Appears unworn.
Seller Location:
Portland, OR
Reference Number:
Seller: R42991stDibs: LU223218940392

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Alexander McQueen

British fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen, the original creative engine behind the Alexander McQueen label, was beloved for his expert tailoring and theatrical runway shows. After his suicide in 2010, fans left tributes to the man and his talents outside Alexander McQueen boutiques worldwide. Record-breaking crowds visited the posthumous retrospective of the designer’s work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Victoria and Albert in London.

The inspirations for vintage Alexander McQueen bags, dresses, jackets and other items came from many quarters — film, music, current events, history, his heritage and fashions of the past. The designer's runway presentations were not just displays of clothing but were personal expressions of the zeitgeist, often touching on our cultural anxieties and concerns. McQueen’s own thoughts and feelings about love, death, gender, genocide, colonialism, global warming and the extinction of species all appear in his pieces.

McQueen certainly shook up fashion; he was a born Rottweiler. His upbringing on a council estate in north London played a part, but his family was close and supportive, not dysfunctional. He was proud of his Scottish heritage: He was a defiant fashion warrior. His historical themes and shows — such as “Highland Rape,” 2002, which was inspired by England’s “rape of Scotland,” as McQueen called it — always invoked powerful reactions from his audience of fashion pros.

“What you see in the work is the person himself. And my heart is in my work,” McQueen told Harper’s Bazaar in 2007.

It is perhaps this heart, and the heart’s exposure, that drew the crowds and made McQueen's creations both popular and emotionally resonant. Because the work was personal and thus layered with feeling, the motifs — decorative embellishments and fabric choices — have meaning. In other words, in McQueen’s oeuvre, plaid is more than simply a pattern.

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